Alicia Keys tied into a cigarette sponsor

Sun, Jul 27, 2008

Alicia Keys has been forced to apologise to fans in Indonesia after discovering her forthcoming concert in the country was part-sponsored by a cigarette manufacturer.

Keys is set to play in the country’s capital Jakarta next week and posters have been put up around the city to promote the show. But anti-smoking groups have been left furious after it was revealed the event was in association with Mild Live Production; an Indonesian subsidiary company of tobacco giant Philip Morris International, reports Gigwise.com.

She adds, “As a result, the tobacco company has respectfully withdrawn their sponsorship and all billboards, signage and other forms of advertising will be immediately removed.”

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